Points of interest

An impressive panoramic viewpoint overlooking the whole surrounding area. A clever and tourist-friendly use of a "bulky" building. This is the Torre del Chianti, in San Casciano Val di Pesa. This...

The GAMPS geopaleontological collection in Scandicci, near Florence, is a permanent exhibition displaying a large collection of geological and paleontological findings. The collection stems from the...

Limite sull'Arno, a river port on the river of the same name, is home to the oldest rowing club in Italy, founded in 1861, and numerous shipyards: an activity, the latter, that has its origins in the...

Florence Cathedral was designed at the end of the 13th century by Arnolfo di Cambio and is dedicated to Santa Maria del Fiore, a reference to the lily, the city's symbol. The third largest cathedral...

La Quiete villa (the Quietness) named after the fresco called “La Quiete che domina i venti” painted by Giovanni from San Giovanni in 1632. Former owners were the Orlandini family, then Villa La...

The Observatory was entrusted in 1773 to the Padri Scolopi and deals with astronomical studies. Today it is managed by a foundation and is composed of exhibition rooms with important scientific...

The Torrini Museum currently presents part of the Historical Archives of the Torrini Museum in its new location at Via San Gallo 9/r

The Botany Section has the most important herbarium in Italy, with about four million specimens. It contains historic collections of dried plants, including one of the oldest (1563) still existing...

Located in the former convent of San Francesco, built in the first half of the 16th century as a hospice for Franciscans travelling between Florence and Siena, the museum houses a collection of...

This relatively small square, dominated by the Church of Santa Trinita preserves the irregular layout of the Medieval urban areas. Its development is closely connected with the Vallombrosan religious...